I would like to produce small films: Salman Khan

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has no immediate plans to follow his brothers Arbaaz and Sohail into production. But says he would love to invest in "small and entertaining" films if he does. Asked about his plans on film production, Salman told IANS: "No. But if I do I would like to do simple, small and entertaining films."

Dressed in a black shirt and blue jeans, the actor was at the Kingdom of Dreams complex in the suburb of Gurgaon adjoining the national capital to launch the IIFA Buzz Café in Culture Gully and promote his new film Dabangg Monday.

He was accompanied by co-star Sonakshi Sinha and brother Arbaaz.

Also present at the launch of IIFA Buzz Café were actor Hussain Kuwajerwala and actress Kashmeera Irani, who are a part of Bollywood musical Zangoora, to be staged at Nautanki Mahal September 17 in the Kingdom of Dreams.

Dabangg, which is Arbaaz's first movie as a producer, has been directed by debutant Abhinav Kashyap, the younger brother of acclaimed director Anurag Kashyap. It is slated for release Sep 10.

The film is set in a small Uttar Pradesh town and has Salman in the role of a policeman. It is also the launch vehicle for Sonakshi, the daughter of veteran actor Shatrughan Sinha.

Archie Panjabi is leading British star at the Emmys

The 38-year-old actress was honoured for her role in legal series The Good Wife, in which she plays a misanthropic in-house private investigator at a law firm.

As well as Miss Hendricks, 35, she edged out Christine Baranski, her co-star in The Good Wife, and Elisabeth Moss of Mad Men.

Miss Panjabi previously had roles in films including Bend It Like Beckham, East is East, and The Constant Gardener.

There was disapointment for other British stars at the lavish ceremony at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles.

Hugh Laurie missed out yet again on an Emmy. The comedian turned actor has now been nominated five times for his role as a grumpy, drug addicted doctor in House.

But he went home empty handed as Bryan Cranston took the title of outstanding actor in a drama for his performance in Breaking Bad.

Michael Sheen, Sir Ian McKellen and Dame Judi Dench were among the other high profile British nominees who failed to win a gong.

Sheen had been nominated for best actor in a miniseries or TV movie for The Special Relationship, a film in which he reprised his role as Tony Blair.

He lost out to Al Pacino, who won for You Don't Know Jack, in which he played the controversial euthanasia advocate Jack Kevorkian. Sir Ian missed out in the same category.

Dame Judi, and Dame Maggie Smith, both lost out in the category of best actress in a miniseries or TV movie. The award went to Claire Danes for her performance in Temple Grandin.

Jessica Alba set for Spy Kids 4

Hollywood beauty Jessica Alba and filmmaker Robert Rodriguez are to team up for a third time, for the fourth Spy Kids movie. Alba has worked with Rodriguez in Sin City and Machete. She is set to star in the latest installment in the franchise that takes a different approach, now that the original child stars, Alexa Vega and Daryl Sabara – are in their 20s.

The 29-year-old beauty will play a mother who comes out of spy retirement to train her kids in the art of espionage in Spy Kids 4: All The Time in the World, Contactmusic reported.

The film will also feature Spy Kids regulars Antonio Banderas and Carla Gugino.
Alba will next be seen on the big screen in the comedy Little Fockers, starring Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson and Robert De Niro.

Kat sheds tears over break-up mess

Katrina Kaif broke down into tears after media quizzed her over her break-up with Salman Khan. Usually discreet and guarded about her relationship with Salman, the actress was extremely hurt by Salman's public announcement of their relationship status. "It was disturbing. Everyone questioned meabout a statement made by Salman. I won't be bullied into talking about my personal life. I will take contractual action to ensure limits are not crossed," she sai.

Katrina was visibly upset by Salman's insensitive revelation about their split.  To rectify the harm done, the actress has decided to take stringent steps to ensure her privacy and fix limits for the media. Reportedly, she will be making certain modifications in her contracts making sure that she is asked questions strictly related to her professional work and endorsements.


She has made it very clear that she won't be discussing this topic at any public event again.

We are Family is not a remake: Siddharth

The director of We Are Family, which is set to release on September 2, says that though they have bought the official rights of Hollywood movie Stepmom, the film is not a remake but an adaptation.

"Though the soul of the film is same, we haven't taken the film (Stepmom) scene by scene. In We are Family, Kajol and Kareena's character stay in the same house, which is not the case in the original film," informs the director.

"So the film is not a remake, but an adaptation," continues the director who was promoting his film at Waves Cinema, Noida.  The filmmaker has definitely worked hard on the film as it reflects on his weight. "I've lost 40 kgs. I was 120 kg earlier and now I'm 80 kg. I'm Kareena's second cousin. I'm inspired by her."
Adds Kareena naughtily, "Or probably it's the size zero effect."

Soha in MMS scandal; captured naked in beauty salon

After Katrina Kaif's alleged sex scandal, it's the turn of the Rang De Basanti girl, Soha Ali Khan. Soha is trapped in an MMS scandal. It is reported that during her routine bikini waxing session in a beauty salon, her naked body was caught in a hidden camera.

The video shows her getting undressed and wearing a towel and after some time the salon attendant waxes her bare body. It is reported that the video was shot without the knowledge of the actress, as she seemed to be very comfortable during the waxing session. The video has been shot in two parts; 'before' and 'after' the waxing session.

The MMS clip is highly in demand and is hovering the internet with a rage. The video is available at the cost price of $20 to $30.

SRK likes Lafangey Parindey

Most know that being Shah Rukh Khan is a tough task. But the busy star, despite his personal commitments, always makes time for his colleagues from Bollywood. Recently, after his father-in-law recovered, SRK made it a point to go and watch Lafangey Parindey, after which he tweeted,“Saw Lafangey Parindey last night... Deepika (Padukone) has acted really well and so has Neil Nitin (Mukesh)... best of luck to Pradeepda (director Pradeep Sarkar) for his film.” 

And Neil Nitin was super excited. First he replied to Khan’s tweet saying, “thank you so much sir. This really means a lot to me, lots of love always.” Then made a public statement: “Friends I’m most excited that one of the greatest actors of the world Mr. Shah Rukh Khan liked my performance and has tweeted about it.”

Deepika gets proposed in Delhi, says no!

She may be the dreamgirl for many but not everyone has the courage to go up and propose to Bollywood beauty Deepika Padukone. 

But the 24-year-old actress was shocked when a youngster went down on his knees and asked her, "Will you marry me?" 

An amused Deepika turned down the proposal saying, "I am not ready for marriage yet."

"But I am ready for you," shot back the youth, which left the former model laughing. 

Deepika, who turned up in a gorgeous white saree to promote her upcoming film Lafangey Parindey along with co-star Neil Nitin Mukesh and his father, has constantly been linked to liquor baron Vijay Mallaya's son Siddhartha. 

The actress, who was previously dating Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor, was first spotted with Siddhartha at an IPL match cheering for his team Royal Challengers Bangalore. 

Deepika had earlier said that she will not stop leading a normal life because of the media's excessive interest in her personal life. "It does not matter if you link me up with someone because I know that I am leading a normal life. I have my guy friends with whom I go out like everybody else," she had said.

A. R. Rahman asks media to project 'positive image' of Commonwealth Games

Oscar winner A.R. Rahman, who has composed the theme song of the Commonwealth Games, said that he was pained by the negative publicity for the mega sporting event. 

Appealing to the media to present a positive image of the Games, Rahman said: "It is my humble request to you (media) to present a positive image of the Games to the international community." 

"Hundreds of people are working day and night for making the Games successful. People across the world are asking if India will be able to hold them successfully… so kindly bring a positive image to the Games," said the music maestro. 

Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi quoted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Independence Day address in which he said the Oct 3-14 Games would be a "national festival". 

"With 30 days to go for the opening of the Games village, we are confident of a great Games," Kalmadi said. 

With the delay in preparations and corruption allegations in the biggest sporting event being organised in India since the 1982 Asian Games, Manmohan Singh issued clear instructions that the facilities for the Games be made ready in time and meet international standards.

Peepli [Live] gets rave reviews

They say an intelligent film comes along once in a decade, starts off as the 'dark horse' and ends up winning the race! Aamir Khan's Peepli [Live] is being touted as one of the smartest social satires to have hit the Indian screens in a long time. Reviewers are pouring their heart out and going gaga about the film. Some have even compared the film to Satyajit Ray's Pather Panchali. A magnanimous compliment in itself.

The film was screened for a select reviewers a day prior to release and it seems the film has hit jackpot with them. The film is also expected to do well at the box office.

Deeming it as one of the most intelligent and humourous Indian commentary in long time, Mayank Shekhar, film critic said, "It is for sure the only true black comedy in Hindi to appear in 27 years. If you’re wondering what happened in 1983, well, two journalists and a Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro. Peepli’s right up there and a must watch."  The film takes a dig at vote thirsty politicians and bureaucrats in India and attempts to bring to light the plight of farmers and their struggle.

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan who also watched the special screening wrote on his Twitter page: "Delighted with Peepli [Live].. so real so nostalgic so superb. Loved it !!" He also tweeted this morning saying: "No stars, no foo faah, just a simple tale put across so effectively. So impressed with the first time director!(sic)"  Trade Analyst and film critic Taran Adarsh said, “Peepli Live is sure to ride initially on the strength and credibility of its iconic actor/producer Aamir Khan and once that is achieved, the powerful content is sure to speak for itself. Peepli Live is a film that would not only appeal to Indians, but is sure to reach out to audiences beyond India. Simply brilliant!”

Salman Khan, who had earlier called producer-actor Mr. Midas, wrote on his twitter page: "Everybdy shud watch this film. Its comedy tragedy khulasa sansani breaking news (sic)."

The film is directed by debutante Anusha Rizvi and stars Omkar Das Manikpuri, Raghuveer Yadav,  Shalini Vatsa, Farrukh Jaffer, Malaika Shenoy and Nawazuddin Siddiqui in the lead roles.

Film critic Nikhat Kazmi said, "By and large, Peepli [Live] is a lively and living document on the `other' India, that lives beyond the neon lights and the cruising metros. Another ace up Aamir Khan's sleeve!"

Prachi Desai becomes the face of Goa Tourism

Starting her career from Ekta Kapoor's Television soap, actress Prachi Desai with her cute looks and sweet smile, has captured the hearts of millions of viewers. The best example is her most appreciated film Once Upon A Time In Mumbai, which turned out to be a hit at Box office.

This young beauty has lot more to be happy about. GoaTourism on Wednesday announced her as their brand icon. Prachi, who looked stunning in the outfit of Dimple Kapadia in her recent film Once Upon A Time In Mumbai, will promote the exotic holiday destination

of India.

Prachi Desai was present at the press conference of Goa Tourism which was held in the capital city. Goa is the fastest growing tourism of India, so with its growth the tourism has decided to bring few changes to their marketing strategies. The Goa tourism secretary M M Modassir confirmed that their main target is the youth and making Prachi Desai, the icon of youthful Goa, is the part of the marketing strategy.

The actress who was overwhelmed by the honour, felt proud to become the face of India's most popular tourist destination. She will be seen in Goa Tourism commercial ads during the month of August and September.

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Star of India finds a new role - just don't call it Bollywood

AAMIR KHAN might be one of Indian cinema's biggest stars but he's still prepared to do a screen test - even for a film that he is producing. He did one for Peepli Live, a spirited black comedy which opens in Australia tomorrow.

Khan says he was a great admirer of the script by first-time feature director Anusha Rizvi and wanted to make sure it got the audience it deserved. Star power always helps, so he, Rizvi and her co-director and husband, Mahmood Farooqui, ''flirted with the idea'' that Khan might play the main character.

But having done a screen test, they found exactly the right actor to play Natha, a put-upon farmer who's inveigled into threatening suicide, and he was off the hook. The role went to little-known Omkar Das Manikpuri.  The idea that he might have starred in it, Khan says cheerfully, ''now seems absurd to me as I am sure it does to everyone''.

Peepli Live is a comedy about some serious subjects, including political corruption, the urban-rural divide, the phenomenon of farmer suicides and the media's insatiable appetite for stories. In the way it depicts a voracious media, it has something in common with the sardonic 1951 Billy Wilder movie Ace in the Hole, which had Kirk Douglas playing a manic journalist who prolongs a disaster story to help further his career.

Khan hasn't caught the film yet but he's keen to see it.

When Peepli Live premiered at Sundance earlier this year, he had dinner with the filmmaker Paul Schrader, the writer of Taxi Driver and American Gigolo, who drew his attention to the resemblance.

While his film does not have stars, Khan says the cast did not lack experience: they just hadn't made feature films. Omkar Das Manikpuri has a theatre background. Like several of the performers who play the inhabitants of the fictional village of Peepli, he was a member of Naya Theatre, a repertory company set up by the late Habib Tanvir, a director, Khan says, whose work included adaptions of Shakespeare in dialect and who mixed folk style with modern theatre techniques.

Khan, a boyish 45, is best known to Australian audiences as the star of Lagaan, that wonderful 2001 epic of cricket and colonialism.

He is at pains to point out that Bollywood, the name often applied to all Indian cinema, can be a misleading and limiting term. India, he says, produces more than 1000 feature films a year; of these, 250 to 300 are the ''Bollywood'' or Hindi-language movies.

There are 22 languages in India, he says. ''We have Tamil films, we have Telugu films, we have Malayalam films, we have Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi … And it's not just a variety of languages, it's a variety of styles.''

Salman helps Sonakshi lose 30 kilos

Sonakshi Sinha reportedly lost a massive 30 kgs in order to fit into her role in Dabangg. She is cast opposite Salman Khan and the debutante says that Salman made sure that she maintained her figure by sweating it out every day at the gym.

She says that although it was tough to lose 30 kilograms, Salman made sure that she was on a strict diet. She also hit the gym each day after every shooting session.

Dabangg is to be released on September 10. Sonakshi, the daughter of yesteryear star Shatrughan and Poonam Sinha, seems to focus completely on this film. She hasn’t taken up any other projects.

She says that she’s selective about her films and has decided not to sign anything till the release of Dabangg. She adds that she’s meeting a lot of people, however she would decide only after the release of her first full length film.

She isn’t open to the idea of doing an item number. She, however, has got all praises for the beautiful Malaika Arora Khan for her moves in the raunchy item number, “Munni Badnam” from the film.

Priyanka Chopra launches official website

She is a regular at micro-blogging website Twitter. The hot actress, Priyanka Chopra has now launched her official website for her fans.

"Now finally launching www.iampriyankachopra.com! It's my official website which is totally interactive and everything me," she posted on Twitter before the launch.

"My website is a representation of my personality... things I like-dislike... my opinions... we have worked for months to make this happen," she later posted.

What's cooking between Priyanka and Shahid?

Shahid Kapoor tweets, "Finally saw tere bin laden loved it fell off the chair laughing ... Chilled at a friends n had some intense discussion on films ..."

Eleven hours later, Priyanka Chopra tweets, "Saw Tere bin laden last night!! Ooooo maaaa gaaawwwdd!! Uber super!! I fell off my chair laughing!Kudos to the team and ESP ali zafar! Faab!"

We are trying hard not to read too much into reports of the Kapoor- Chopra romance being back on track, but when two stars say the same things, about the same film around the same time, we don't think we are reading more than we should.

Just good neighbours and co-stars? We don't think so!

Shilpa, Malaika best item girls: Salman

Bollywood star Salman Khan, who has gyrated to sizzling number Munni Badnaam with his sister-in-law Malaika Arora Khan in Dabangg, says apart from her only actress Shilpa Shetty can be counted among the best item girls in the industry.

"Shilpa Shetty is very good in item numbers," Salman told reporters on being asked which actress according to him gives competition to Malaika as far as item numbers are concerned.  Shilpa is popular for her sensuous moves in the song UP, Bihar lootne and Chhaiya chhaiya girl Malaika has featured in many item songs like Hoth raseele, Kaal kaal and Mahi ve.

While it took a little while for Salman to answer, his younger brother Arbaaz, who is married to Malaika, flattered his wife by saying: "Malaika gives competition to herself."  The actors, along with the cast and crew of Dabangg, were in the capital for the music launch of the film on Friday.  Salman maintained his habit of coming late and appeared with his team two and a half hours later than the scheduled time. However, he infused energy into the event as soon as he took to the stage.

The 44-year-old actor has always been known for his unique dance steps in all his films. In Dabangg too, he has done some very catchy steps which are fast becoming a rage among youngsters.  But Salman gives little credit to his choreographer Farah Khan for his dance. "I have taken my steps from a doctor I once met in London. He had a different style of dancing, so I picked my belt step from him," he said.

"There is another step which I have picked from Arbaaz. It's his all-time favourite step and again there's one which is from my make-up man Raju," he added.

"My steps are a mix from all these people, and yes, there is one step by Farah Khan also. Out of four steps that she gave me, I picked one," Salman quipped.

Dabangg, which is Arbaaz's first movie as a producer, has been directed by debutant Abhinav Kashyap, the younger brother of acclaimed director Anurag Kashyap.  The film is set in a small Uttar Pradesh town and has Salman in the role of a policeman. It is the launch vehicle for Shatrughan Sinha's daughter Sonakshi, and is slated for a September release.

I rediscovered Mumbai with Lafangey Parindey: Sarkar

He has been living in Mumbai for several years, but director Pradeep Sarkar says that he came to know the real beauty of Mumbai when he started working on Lafangey Parindey, a film set in the gritty streets of Mumbai. 

Since the story is set in a wadi ( a middle-class housing society) he and his production team went across Mumbai, hunting for the right wadi, before settling for one in Chembur.

In the process Sarkar realised that he was so distanced from their life, dreams and aspiration and discovered that the relationships there are so different. “The residents of wadis know a lot about their neighbours and feel for their success and failures. They also have this winning streak in them. It is this streak that my lead actors Neil Nitin Mukesh and Deepika Padukone, will reflect,” says Sarkar. 

Neil plays a boxer, One Shot Nandu, who fights blindfolded and Deepika, Pinky Palkar, who is blind but has an ambition to win a dance competition. Shooting with the actors playing such characters was not easy. A lot can be attributed to action director Sham Kaushal for getting Neil to fight blindfolded.

Salman Khan open to host Dus Ka Dum TV show again for next season

“Kaun Banega Crorepti” season 4 and that too with Bollywood legend, Mr. Amitabh Bachchan as its host; Sony Entertainment Channel could not have asked for more. KBC has already been proved a boon for Star Plus and now when its rights have been bought by Sony Entertainment Channel, they instantly got engrossed in working out the details. The whole attention was grabbed by KBC only. Even Salman Khan’s rocking show “Dus Ka Dum” which was supposed to be aired in September was put on halt. Special preferences to KBC arrested the proceedings of “Dus Ka Dum”.

Salman Khan’s show was made to stay on the line and Salman waited patiently but when he found himself being taken for granted by Sony Entertainment Channel; he walked out of the show. He was signed for “Big Boss” season 4 by Colors Channel in the mean while. When he was asked if money allured his move towards “Big Boss”, he answered that he cannot count beyond Chuttas that is change. He is beyond numbers be it- TRP’s or his remuneration.

Finally, freezing all the speculations Salman Khan has made it clear that he would not mind hosting “Dus Ka Dum” if Sony Entertainment executives want to work with him. He said that he is open to anchor the show even now since he had shared cordial association with them in the past seasons. And he enjoyed working with them in “Dus Ka Dum”. The channel had a talk with Salman Khan recently to know about his intentions to host the show. “Dus ka Dum” is reported to be aired on next year replacing Amitabh Bachchan’s KBC.

Currently, Salman Khan is signed up for “Big Boss” season 4. He appeared in his ever energetic and dynamic style in the press meet of “Big Boss”. He made a steamed entry while dancing on the latest number of his upcoming movie “Dabangg”. He assured that he would try to do justice to his role in “Big Boss”. Speaking on his stand towards the inmates of the house he said that he would like to be rather straightforward and honest with them.

Salman Khan set to host Bigg Boss 4

GOOD NEWS awaits all Salman Khan fans as he will be seen hosting the next season of reality show Bigg Boss. The last season of the show was hosted by Amitabh Bachchan, which saw him being friendly with the inmates by portraying himself as their guide and philosopher. As per the company policy no celebrity can host Bigg Boss twice, which is why the show went to Salman Khan this time. Earlier, it was offered to Akshay Kumar and Shah Rukh Khan, who refused due to lack of dates.

Grapevine has it that Salman with his out of the box style and straight forwardness will keep the spectators hooked to the show. Incidentally, Bigg Boss will be aired the same time when Amitabh Bachchan will be hosting Kaun Banega Crorepati on a different channel. With the Indian film industry's favourite bad boy hosting another show it is speculated that this time it will be a war of TRP's.

Salman, however, said that both the shows had different formats and styles. He also said that he is not coming on television for initiating a TRP war but to connect with his ever growing number of fans,  who have been with him for the last 22 years.

About being on the show, Salman said that he was very straight-forward and won’t tolerate hypocrisy or politics in the house. For those, who play clean he would be a friend and people who prefer to be on the other side of the fence can expect the worst from him, he averred.

Peepli Live awarded Best Feature Film in Durban Film Festival

WINNING AN award for a movie that has not yet been released is commendable enough. And, when you have a perfectionist like Aamir Khan as the captain of the ship, all is certainly going to be well.

Aamir's forthcoming movie Peepli Live  directed by débutante director Anusha Rizvi has won the coveted Best Feature Film award at the 31st Durban International Film Festival.

The jury at the film festival included producers like Aihara Hiromi of Japan, Christoph Thoke of Germany and South African academic, writer and producer Bhekizizwe Peterson. Upon winning the award, Aamir said that Peepli Live has been well received at all major film festivals.

The film was included in the Sundance Film Festival and was the first Indian film to be selected for the competition section. It has also been screened at the Berlin Film Festival and also at the Durban Film Festival, where it won the Best Feature Film award.

The film is a satire on the farmer suicides which, have been plaguing the country for some time and the political and media response it gathers in India. Meanwhile, Aamir Khan is promoting his movie in Los Angeles, New York, New Jersey, Dubai and Australia.

The film will hit the screens on August 13 and will be released by UTV Motion Pictures.

Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis Film Smooching Scene for 'Friends with Benefits'

Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis are playing a pair in "Friends with Benefits (2012)" and they have been spotted getting closer on-screen. The two were snapped filming a romantic sequence for the movie on Saturday, July 31 inside New York City's Grand Central Station, Just Jared reports.

Standing on a stairway, the two were captured on cameras drawing their faces closer to each other's before Timberlake landed a kiss on Kunis' lips. They were later seen walking away from the spot by holding hands.

Lindsay Lohan Released From Jail

Lindsay Lohan became a free woman overnight after serving two weeks of her 90-day sentence behind bars.

L.A. Sheriff's Dept. spokesperson Steve Whitmore told the press that Lohan was released from jail at 1:35 a.m. on Monday, August 2. She was taken into custody on July 20.

Last Thursday, her lawyer Shawn Chapman Holley acknowledged that she would likely be sent to rehab after jail, but said she is trying to make arrangements for Lohan to have some time with her family.

Earlier this month, Judge Marsha Revel ruled that Lohan had violated her probation tied to a 2007 DUI and sentenced her to 90 days in jail followed by 90 days in rehab.